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First Aired: April 24th, 1957

Network: BBC Four

Summary: Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy with the latest thinking on what's out there in space and what you can see in the night sky.

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Season 1999

Episode 1: Is There Anybody Out There?

Air Date: January 10th, 1999

Summary: The search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Episode 2: Looking For Trouble

Air Date: February 7th, 1999

Summary: Asteroid hunting and near-Earth asteroids.

Episode 3: As Stars Grow Old

Air Date: March 7th, 1999

Summary: Stellar evolution using the HR Diagram as a 'roadmap' to how stars will end their lives.

Episode 4: Seeing Red

Air Date: April 4th, 1999

Summary: The latest two NASA probes on their way to Mars, the latest images from Mars Global Surveyor and the latest thoughts and theories on the planet as it reaches its 1999 opposition.

Episode 5: The Skies of Summer

Air Date: May 9th, 1999

Summary: Patrick looks at what to see in the summer nights.

Episode 6: Capturing the Sun

Air Date: June 6th, 1999

Summary: The subject of solar photography is discussed with particular emphasis on how to photograph an eclipse.

Episode 7: When the Moon Hides the Sun

Air Date: July 4th, 1999

Summary: Brian May joins Patrick to discuss the various phenomena of a total solar eclipse.

Episode 8: Countdown to the Eclipse

Air Date: August 7th, 1999

Summary: A discussion of the forthcoming eclipse.

Episode 9: The Eclipse from Cornwall

Air Date: August 15th, 1999

Summary: A report on our activities in Cornwall plus a round-up of the European eclipse.

Episode 10: Autumn Skies

Air Date: September 12nd, 1999

Summary: A look at what's on view in the skies at the moment, and a catch-up with the summer's astronomical news and a review of the eclipse.

Episode 11: There's No Escape

Air Date: October 10th, 1999

Summary: Our current understanding of black holes.

Episode 12: A Night to Remember

Air Date: November 7th, 1999

Summary: The Leonid meteors.

Episode 13: A Telescope for Christmas

Air Date: December 5th, 1999

Summary: A review of the exciting range of telescopes available to the amateur astronomer.

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